The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Media

The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Media offers original insights into the complex set of relations which exist between gender, sex, sexualities and the media, and in doing so, showcases new research at the forefront of media and communication practice and theory.

Brings together a collection of new, cutting-edge research exploring a number of different facets of the broad relationship between gender and media

Moves beyond associating gender with man/woman and instead considers the relationship between the construction of gender norms, biological sex and the mediation of sex and sexuality

Offers genuinely new insights into the complicated and complex set of relations which exist between gender, sex, sexualities and the media

Essay topics range from the continuing sexism of TV advertising to ways in which the internet is facilitating the (re)invention of our sexual selves.

Karen Ross is Professor of Media and Public Communication at
the University of Liverpool. She has written extensively on the
relationships between women and media and between the media and the
public. Her recent publications include Women and Media:
International Perspectives (with Carolyn Byerly,
Wiley-Blackwell, 2004), Women and Media: A Critical
Introduction (with Carolyn Byerly, Wiley-Blackwell, 2006),
Rethinking Media Education: Critical Pedagogy and Identity
Politics (edited with Anita Nowak and Sue Abel, 2007),
Gendered Media (2009), and The Media and the Public
(with Stephen Coleman, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). She is the founding
editor of the ICA/Wiley-Blackwell journal Communication, Culture
& Critique.

"For instructors looking to expand their students’
knowledge of sexuality and gender beyond simple categorical and
inflexible definitions, The Handbook of Gender, Sex, and the Media,
edited by Karen Ross, is a gift made even more attractive in that
the concepts are explored within the context of many
students’ favorite topic: media. Additionally, this volume is
a treasure for researchers and theorists looking for a current and
diverse collection of original research within this body of
knowledge. Key strengths of the text include the clarity of the
overall organization, the appealing and thoughtful overview
chapters at the beginning of each section, and the diversity of
theoretical and methodological approaches utilized by the
authors." (Sex Roles, 1 February 2013)

“This is a highly exciting and inspiring handbook.
Contributors use queer theory and different aspects of feminist and
feminist media theory to cover the diverse articulations of gender
within nationally specific and generic media contexts. Brilliantly
collected and presented.”- Liesbet van Zoonen, Loughborough University

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